AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland Charter School Principal Too Hot for School?new
Tough-love principal Ben Chavis says it's okay for him to use racial taunts because he's a minority and his tactics work.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Kickapoo Indians Give Landowners Some of Their Own Medicinenew
For almost 30 years, the tribe has been trying to build a reservoir so its members wouldn't have to collect rainwater to bathe -- and a lawsuit filed in federal court is trying to force the seizure of 1,000 acres of land to build it.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
04-24-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Racial Development: Racism in Florida Industry?new
A lawsuit alleges that megadeveloper Cameron Kuhn's company is no place for Hispanics.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-23-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Apologies for Slavery Aren't Enoughnew
Prominent historian John Hope Franklin speaks out on the real work of ending discrimination.
INDY Week |
Olufunke Moses |
04-19-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Canadian History of Slavery Far From Black-and-Whitenew
At the bottom of the ladder of wealth and prestige, slavery continues to resist pat categorization.
The Georgia Straight |
Terry Glavin |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
He's Spent 14 Years Exposing the Screwing of Black Workersnew
And Bob Dean's still waiting for someone to listen.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Mexican American Princes: Mas Suave!new
They're handsome, charming and so good to their mothers -- they're Mexican American Princes, and they rule Los Angeles.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Stepping Upnew
Rejected Springfield firefighter applicant shines as Chicagoland police officer.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Moving the Race Discussion Beyond Blamenew
Five years ago, a group of Virginia community activists started bringing people together to talk about race -- now they're taking the conversation to a new level.
Port Folio Weekly |
Tom Robotham |
04-11-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Could the FBI Solve the 1969 Murder of Edwin Pratt?new
The Seattle Urban League feels that crime technology advances could help solve the civil rights leader's murder.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Frotestersnew
Miami-Dade Corrections officers think a new uniform code discriminates against black men.
Miami New Times |
Emily Witt |
04-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Development Unearths Native American Burial Groundsnew
The 1,087-acre Playa Vista development has unearthed one of the largest burial grounds in California -- tribal leaders want their ancestors re-buried, but the remains have been locked in a trailer for years.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
04-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Mystery of Lloyd Gainesnew
The St. Louis civil-rights pioneer vanished without a trace almost 70 years ago -- now the NAACP wants the feds to find him.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
04-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Pittsburgh Panel Debates Use of the N-wordnew
In doing so, it explored the fascination and fear surrounding the notorious word.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
04-05-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Untold Story of African-American Resistance to the Klannew
Despite civil rights mythology, groups like the Deacons for Defense were advocating armed resistance long before the Black Power Movement, and they may even have had help from Malcolm X.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-22-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
